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When Nietzsche Wept

2007 · 105 min · Director: Pinchas Perry ★ IMDb 6.4 · 5,268 ratings

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Viennese doctor Josef Breuer meets with philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to help him deal with his despair.

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When Nietzsche Wept (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Empathy
Sadness
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity48 %33 %27 %55 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity49 %36 %29 %54 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness53 %43 %35 %50 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension59 %45 %35 %44 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension65 %51 %39 %43 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Empathy64 %57 %46 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity60 %53 %41 %55 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension60 %46 %36 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Sadness56 %45 %40 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity55 %46 %41 %51 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension61 %50 %43 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Sadness61 %53 %43 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Empathy59 %53 %44 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Sadness65 %57 %56 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Sadness72 %68 %66 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sadness76 %71 %66 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension77 %70 %57 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Relief80 %75 %52 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Empathy83 %82 %60 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Ben Cross

Josef Breuer

Armand Assante

Nietzsche

JP
Joanna Pacula

Mathilda

JE
Jamie Elman

Sigmund Freud

AB
Andreas Beckett

Zarathustra

Katheryn Winnick

Lou Salome

MY
Michal Yannai

Bertha

RO
Rachel O'Meara

Frau Becker

Details

Directed by
Pinchas Perry
Written by
Pinchas Perry, Irvin D. Yalom
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 5,268 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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